Upland and Game Birds

Sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)

A medium-sized, chicken-like bird found in grasslands, prairie brush, farmlands, woodland edges and bogs across Canada (west of Quebec). The sharp-tailed grouse is spotted brown and white, with a short crest and pale orange eyecomb, a pointed, white-edged tail and long, rounded wings.

GROUSE is one of the finest game birds in this beautiful country we live in, as well as the finest eating game bird. The government makes a lot of revenue selling license for this bird each year, it should be our country's bird.

— Submitted on Monday, February 23, 2015 by Robert Bartlett
(Riley Brook, NB)

My vote is for a sharpie due to the fact the they are experiencing stress due to reductions in their breeding sites and awareness of this bird would help with this predicament. They also do not migrate and are here year round.